BIBL 410 Weekly Study Questions 4 Liberty University answers complete solutions.2022 update

BIBL 410 WEEKLY STUDY QUESTION 4 One Blood/Introduction to Abraham 1. Why are Genesis 10 and 11 “significant” chapters? Genesis 10 and 11 are historically accurate. Many endure rather than enjoy reading these two chapters. Informed readers agree unanimously, however, that these chapters are strategic and historically significant. Their delineation of the family of nations illustrates the Old Testament’s universal outlook. While subsequent chapters narrow the emphasis to Abraham and his offspring, the Book of Genesis teaches that divine mercy reaches beyond the bounds of the nation Israel, that God has made provision for the needs of men from all nations. (Davis Pg135) 2. T/F—“It would be incorrect to simply identify Hamites with Africans.” Explain your answer. True; The Hamitic peoples played an important role in the history of Israel. In fact it is fair to say that the Hebrew people were more intimately associated with the descendants of Ham than with those of Japheth. Ham’s descendants lived, by and large, south of Canaan. It would be incorrect, however, to simply identify Hamites with Africans (Davis Pg 141) 3. Who is Nimrod? Be thorough. One of the most famous descendants of Cush was Nimrod (v. 8). Arab traditions relating to Nimrod are obvious from such titles as Birs-Nimrod, the name for the ruins of Borsippa, and the well-known Nimrud of Calah. We know very little of this man, whose name is probably related to a verbal form meaning “to revolt,” and who is described as a “mighty hunter before the Lord.” His hunting may refer